Tiaret Province

Tiaret (Arabic: ولاية تيارت) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. The capital is Tiaret.

Tiaret Province

ولاية تيارت
Map of Algeria highlighting Tiaret
Coordinates: 35°23′N 01°20′E
Country Algeria
CapitalTiaret
Area
  Total20,673 km2 (7,982 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total842,060
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 46
ISO 3166 codeDZ-14
Districts14
Municipalities42

History

The province was created from El Asnam department and Tiaret department in 1974.

In 1984 Tissemsilt Province is carved out of its territory.

Administrative division

The province is divided into 14 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 42 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

References

  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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